plum blossom

loved the interiors and the tea pot on the house. was in albany for the day and looked up for a good place to eat. plum came up with good ratings and decided to try it out. ordered veggie lo mein and was not disappointed. jasmine tea pot was a good addition.

food is absolutely out of this world. problem is that the service is interminably slow.................leave enough time for a ninety minute meal, or better yet, call ahead and take out. food has same quality, without the long wait in the restaurant.......................if all else fails, try a weeknight instead of a weekend.

made a visit on a slow thursday night.  although it appears that they are undergoing major renovations visually the place is quite attractive - high ornate ceilings, asian furniture, etc.  we were seated right away and were immediately impressed in that we don't see a lot of white linens on tables anymore, so that was an initial good sign.  i will say that the service, while attentive, was a bit on the slow side - but that seems to be the case with all restaurants when business is off.  our soups came with the meal and they were very good, especially the hot & sour one.  the cold sesame noodles were not noteworthy - similar to examples available all over town.  the general tsao's tufu was a bit on the crunchy side, but was still pretty good - well spiced.  the mongolian steak flambe was excellent - the london broil slices were very tender and the sauce was spicy & sweet.  dinner was only about $40, so it was a good value.    an overall positive experience - we'll probably go again.

so went to plum blossom based on reviews found here. i am very glad we tried this place. food is some of the best i have had. service is great. really wish this place was located in my home town.

horrible shrimp rolls. we ordered a dozen shrimp rolls for take out. they were so greasy we threw them away. had it not been snowing i would have taken them back.

make sure you lock your car. had a wonderful meal, birthday celebration, this afternoon. upon leaving we saw a sheriff's car in the parking lot. someone had come to get their "to go" order and in the short time they were in the restaurant someone smashed their window and stole their ski equipment. as it turns out, they had jimmied my step son's door open and robbed him also. they are our favorite chinese restaurant but if we can't park and feel safe, we won't be going back. this is their 4th break in within a month and yet, they don't even have a security camera.

do not support this place!. they did not pack half of my take out order and were not willing to do anything about it. very poor customer service. bad attitudes!!

don't eat here. ordered new years take out at 4:30 still here at 7:30 no one at the desk and 50 people waiting. steve shouldn't be in the restaurant business. i've been going to this restaurant for 20 years.....spring garden is just as good, cheaper and more efficient. never again.

takeout was disappointing. i can only comment on takeout and only on one experience. i ordered shrimp with lobster sauce. it was ready on time and piping hot when i picked it up. upon opening the bag, i found a small box of rice as expected. there was another container a tiny bit larger that was between 1/2 and 3/4 full of shrimp with lobster sauce. i called to ask if i had gotten the correct order. i was told politely that yes, i had gotten the correct order but the cook had reduced the portion considerably so that it could be transported without spilling. would have been nice if they had reduced the price too. it was explained that the order had the correct number of shrimp but less sauce. very disappointing as the order was meant for two.

plum blossom mediocre.. i do. not know why people like this restaurant so much? last night ordered sesame chicken, extra spicy. it was bland and the chicken was like generaltso with a few sesame seeds sprinkled on top. the pork fried rice was tasteless and the egg rolls were filled with just plain cabbage. you can get sesame chicken at lee lin in wynantskill that is flavored with peanut sauce and every piece is coated with sesame seeds, the pork fried rice is awesome and the egg rolls have roast pork in them, all for half the price!

chicken teriyaki, white rice, beef n broccoli, brown rice, delectable sauces, tea, and creme brûlée cheesecake made for yet another delightful meal.

expensive and bad. up until saturday i would have rated this restaurant as the best chinese restaurant that i ever eaten in. all the food we took home on saturday was horrible. the fried rice did not look like or taste like fried rice. it tasted like plain rice wnith additives. the chow mein was watery, the bbq spareribs were not edible. the lo mein looked and tasted off. i sure hope that their expansion isn't a sign of things to come for the kitchen.

had this for take out last night. it was very very good. we ordered sesame chicken, crab rangoon, and chicken and broccoli. i was skeptical at first but it was very fresh and delicious. best take out i've ever had in albany area.

forget chinese food...this is the best food period. always and forever.

i am a huge fan of plum blossom but tonight i ordered take out and i was very dissappointed that the egg rolls were old and dried out. we had 9 of them
in additon i had sesame chicken that was not as good as ususal.
this was a 50.00 order that was not the norm. for this great place.